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Industry sceptical about benefits of CDCs
A lively debate on the issue was held between Brighton Rock Group’s head of research, Con Keating and John Ralfe, of John Ralfe Consulting. Keating supported the motion that the government should...
Regulation
Calls for CMA to look again at EBC master trusts
Speaking at the event CMA project director Alison Gold says that the regulator had looked into this issue as part of its wide-ranging investigation into investment consultants and fiduciary management. She says...
Private Equity leads way on costs disclosure
Giving a keynote speech at the Corporate Adviser 2018 summit, Chris Sier, chair of the FCA Institutional Disclosure Working Group, revealed that trade bodies for both these sectors had voluntary provided templates...
TPR to step up supervision of DB consolidators
The Pensions Regulator confirmed it is stepping up resources in order to regulate the DB consolidation sector. Talking at the Corporate Adviser 2018 summit, TPR executive director of regulatory policy, analysis and...
Assets held in ESG portfolios treble over past decade
Assets held in ethical funds have trebled over the last 10 years, and now total £16.7bn. However despite this growth, these funds account for just 1.3 per cent of all retail investment...
PLSA appoints new policy board
These new members have been appointed from a range of organisations within the PLSA’s membership. They will have a remit stretching across all PLSA policy work on pensions and lifetime savings. The...
One million more people sought financial advice last year: FCA
New FCA research shows a significant upswing in the number of people seeking financial advice on retirement planning. According to the 2018 Financial Advice Market Review, 4.5m sought financial advice on pensions...
Mercer claims CMA report used “flawed data”
Mercer has accused the Competition and Markets Authority of using incorrect data and unrepresentative samples in its recent Investment Consultants Market Investigation. This probe look at consultants offering investment and fiduciary management...
TPR fines triple over past year
Fines issued by The Pensions Regulator have tripled in value over the past 12 months. In total the value of fixed penalty notices was £11.5m during the 2017/18 tax year. This compares...
New focus from insurers on ESG factors
BlackRock’s Global Insurance Report found that 83 per cent of insurers said ESG factors were becoming increasingly important to their firm, with a particular focus on this issue from European firms. A...
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